FINESSE TOPWATER and BFS! ( This Topwater Hack Is The Real Deal )

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Ready to take your topwater fishing to the next level? This is the way! Whether you're ready to jump on the BFS band wagon or not, learning to adapt smaller topwater baits into your arsenal will elevate your game. In recent years we've seen micro jigs, micro cranks, now we're realizing the benefits of micro topwater.
It's amazing how bass fishing trends come and go. For a long time it was bigger and bigger baits, and while swimbaits will forever have a place in the arsenal, the pendulum is swinging toward smaller profiles for most applications. Due partially to the success of bait finesse in the US market, companies are beginning to bring more smaller topwater profiles to market. As anglers, we're reaping the rewards of this trend and you can too!
Below you'll find links to all the baits Tim discussed in the video, as well as a few others that have really done well for us this year. We've also included some of Tim's favorite BFS combos. All the links go directly to Tackle Warehouse where you can see detailed photos and descriptions of each item.
MIDSIZE TOPWATERS...
•Evergreen Shower Blows 105: bit.ly/2zIkqUH
Colors: Full Metal, Half Mirror Wakasagi
•Megabass Giant Dog X: bit.ly/2yU84eE
Colors: HT Ito Wakasagi, Wagin Hasu 2
FINESSE WALKING BAITS...
•Shower Blows 77: bit.ly/2zIkqUH
Colors: Neon Wakasagi, Full Metal
•Owner Zip N Ziggy: bit.ly/3BTMLuh
Colors: Natural Minnow, Shiner
FINESSE WALKING AND STRAIGHT RETRIEVE...
•Megabass Pop X: bit.ly/3i9T3sg
Colors: Matte Shad, GG Deadly Black Shad
•River2Sea Whopper Plopper 60: bit.ly/2bsPbQV
Colors: Munky Butt, Bone
BFS POPPERS...
•Damiki Umpa 40 Popper: bit.ly/42XSQkD
Colors: Ghost Minnow, Mossy Shad
•Rapala Ultralight Popper: bit.ly/3FzvsNP
Colors: Chrome, Gold Chrome
FAVORITE POPPER COMBO...
Rod- Megabass P5 Pop X Stick: bit.ly/2wVOSbY
Reel- Shimano Aldebaran BFS: bit.ly/3ryXKpR
Line- Sufix 131 Braid (6 lb): bit.ly/314VoyF
HIGH END ALL AROUND COMBO...
Rod- Megabass P5 Bait Finesse: bit.ly/2wVOSbY
Reel- Shimano Aldebaran BFS: bit.ly/3ryXKpR
Line- Sufix 131 Braid (10 lb): bit.ly/314VoyF
MID PRICED ALL AROUND COMBO...
Rod- Cashion 6'10" Medium Light: bit.ly/3mLIIes
Reel- Shimano Curado BFS: bit.ly/2QGRVF2
Line- Sufix 832 Ghost (10 lb): bit.ly/3OdBols
BUDGET FRIENDLY BFS COMBO...
Rod- Dobyns Sierra 7' 0 Power (700): bit.ly/3C4PWgc
Reel- KastKing Zephyr: bit.ly/3cy03ij
Line- Power Pro Braid (10 lb): bit.ly/2aFg46b
TACTICALBASSIN LURE DESIGNS (AND APPAREL)
We have a variety of custom lure designs and apparel available! Everything from Swimbaits and crankbaits, to hats and hoodies! Its all available direct through Tackle Warehouse with fast shipping. See it here...
TacticalBassin Lure Designs: bit.ly/38YpPIz
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*MAJOR EQUIPMENT WE USE DAILY...
Trolling Motor- Minn Kota Ultrex 112: bit.ly/2vFQypW
Electronics- Humminbird Solix 15: bit.ly/35HuPRY
Anchors- Minn Kota Talons: bit.ly/2F0QBSP
Camera- GoPro Hero 9: bit.ly/2KQ0VEI
*FAVORITE TOOLS AND GEAR…
Favorite sunglasses: bit.ly/3cLH0kl
Favorite Pliers: bit.ly/3xJFwTu
Favorite life jacket: bit.ly/2odXXIP
Favorite Scale: bit.ly/2f7QgQ9
Favorite Lure Retriever: bit.ly/2TLTJc6
Favorite Braid Cutters: bit.ly/35KSp3O
Favorite Split Ring Pliers: bit.ly/2fT4Qw0
Favorite Storage Box: bit.ly/3U9y4cl
Favorite Net: bit.ly/3kdZ3kA
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#baitfinesse #bfs #topwater

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@MichaelRomero Год назад

More BFS videos! Can't wait for you guys to review all the new products coming out for BFS. Megabass, Strike king, Z-Man to name a few. You guys should check out the new Phenix BFS classic rod. I think you'll really like it. 👍🏼

@thesonorandesertangler Год назад

I have the Phenix Classic BFS rod and it's a poor man's Megabass P5 Siglett. They look almost identical and have the same lure rating. Really loving it. Got it paired with an Aldaberan BFS reel.

@JS-oy6nn Год назад

Maybe in the next couple years I might give it a try. I love throwing glides and swimbaits and pitching/flipping is my favorite and how I catch the majority of my fish. Besides I have a few rods picked out I have to buy before I can start looking at anything else. It’s a sickness for sure. 😩

@rhodesianhunter9360 Год назад

I lucked into a school of wipers that had pushed a ball of shad into a small creek arm. I spent 6 hours catching them on a whopper plopper 65. That bait got retired after that, but it was awesome.

@catsmasher83 Год назад

Just purchased my first true BFS setup and I'm so pumped to catch anything and everything on it.

@gamingwiththedemonslayer 9 месяцев назад

Great video as always. Would live to see a session where you caught on the BFS system. I started last year with a small craw bait 15lb braid and a 6'6 baitcasting rod and fished finnesse pitching and flipping in South Africa. Great fun and caught my PB on that finnesse presentation

@rayrayvay6631 Год назад

Just so y’all know, it’s not just guys out here catching bass 😂 some of us ladies love this channel too!

@jdubya3498 Год назад

Yep, some of the best content and channels are by ladies! Check out lady bass, think she's in Canada, fishes lake simcoe, Kristen Fischer I think is her name-kayak angler....subscribed to your channel so when you get some content or videos together

@tacticalbassin Год назад

Ha! We think of "guys" as a universal term. Both of our wives (amazing anglers in their own right) gave it the stamp of approval so that's good enough for us 😂

@rayrayvay6631 Год назад

⁠@@jdubya3498Thank you! I rarely see other females out at the fishing holes but we’re out here too! I’ll check her out

@rayrayvay6631 Год назад

@@tacticalbassin Yeah for sure man just didn’t see many females in your comments (or out fishing across the US) and wanted to represent a proud but smaller group of your fans, not offend. Hence where I said we love this channel

@tacticalbassin Год назад

We appreciate you! And you're part of a much larger group than you may realize. At least where we live there are a lot of lady anglers running boats on the Tennessee River. It's awesome!

@dustinharris8828 Год назад

Sorry but the megabass pop-x ain’t a bfs lure, It’s just the smaller pop-max. The megabass “baby pop-x” is the true bfs lure. They just launched the whole bfs line up last weekend so now you can get a X-80 jr BFS, X-70 BFS, Baby PopX BFS, Dog-X jr Co-Ayu BFS, Griffon SRX BFS and Griffon MRX BFS. So all the bfs guys should be excited!! I just started throwing smaller lures and it’s so much fun!! Excellent video Tim!👍🏻🤙🏻

@tacticalbassin Год назад

Thanks for commenting 😊 We're familiar and in fact already have the Baby Pop X but have been throwing the Pop X effectively with bait finesse for 2 years prior. 👍🏼 Each has a place and we're really excited to see that Megabass has fully embraced bait finesse in the US!

@dave_ske2482 Год назад

Mega bass Dog x jr. Has been out in Australia for many years and it is a slayer on some of our species. Have fun with it when you get them!

@BorneoFishStation Год назад

Fish BFS not because you need to, its because you want to.😎

@davidhidalgo5662 Год назад

Gone full circle. I started out Trout fishing then creek smallmouth fishing all with ultra light spinning gear. Now it seems with all the BFS that it is going right back to where I started.

@MichaelGile19 Год назад

Yall keep giving up my niche styles, i wouldve appreciated it ten years ago but damn, add a paywall or somethin lol. Youre killin me smalls. Other than that another solid video with information i can confirm as effective. Kudos fellas

@thesonorandesertangler Год назад

Y'all are always telling people about my secret baits 😂 I just went and added the shower blows and the siglett to my TW wishlist, because they're definitely going to sell out now!

@vansaukam799 Год назад

Back in the day, OG BFS all the way back to the mid 2000s includes lots of specialized aftermarket BFS spools from Yumeya, Avail, KTF, ZPI...while today there are even more from Rays and Roro. Also need to add Evergreen JT95 (mag finesse walker) , Yellow Magic poppers, lots of small tiny JDM topwaters for sure. Don't forget about 1/8 oz buzzbaits and the venerable floating Rapalas and floating tiny tail spins like the OG baby Torpedo and like lures. Good stuff.

@gregchilders7643 Год назад

Talk about O.G I have a eagle claw Featherlite 4ftc10 in pistol grip rod with a bps pro finnesse baitcaster that is great for the baby torpedo and spook

@vansaukam799 Год назад

@@gregchilders7643 - nice! What era? There were also special factory reels from Shimano and Daiwa with lightweight spools from the 1980s. Today, you can order specialized BFS shallow spools for 1980s vintage Bantams as well, both mag and centrifugal.

@gregchilders7643 Год назад

@@vansaukam799 I'm 59 I picked up the rod at a fleamarket and I have 3 bps pro finnesse light 2 of them are gold and the other is a green extreme reel I have had them for about 30 years now and they are still kicking .I take good care of my tackle

@dant8213 Год назад

That megabass grand siglet bug crawler is the deal lately for me

@andyd834 Год назад

Might have to get me one I've been beating my head against a wall while watching bass go full airborne for dragonflies. Got a black pompadour jr on the way to try.

@bassinbilliards6279 Год назад

Dog-x jr. Has been my go to lately

@seanyB223 Год назад

Looks like a 🔥🔥 bait, an very much so underrated

@dant8213 Год назад

@bassinbilliards6279 I didn't know there was a junior size I'm that. Check that Evergreen shower blows 77 out too for a good tiny topwater

@Tbowie13 Год назад

Agreed, the Grand Siglett and the small Siglett also. Sometimes the small Siglett outfishes the GS by a longshot. Not just bass, but big fat bluegills love em too. Catching big ol' stud Bluegill on BFS is a riot!

@DavidBronstein1961 Год назад

Caught a 5.9 lb bass on a Popx on a Catskills NY pond. Killer lure. But I threw it on a spinner, very tempted to jump on the bfs bandwagon cause I am much more accurate with a baitcaster.

@RworldKM Год назад

Topwater pencils are awesome. My go-to is the Duo Realis Pencil 65. But there's smaller topwater like the Duo Tetra works Yurapen and the Jackall chubby pencil 55. Despite their sizes, I've caugh 3lb average fishes on them.

@deluxejunk5764 Год назад

totally agree. That 65 is an awesome little bait.

@Davvid1 Год назад

Thanks I was wishing I could throw finesse on a bait caster!! Nice

@Stonehorn Год назад

Ive got two BFS serups. I imported my first from Japan a few years ago for trout in small streams because I was curious. Soon bought a second for my bass boat. Im definitely probably going to pick up a Curado BFS next, but I really wish they’d drop a Bantam version. My Bantam is by far my favorite baitcaster. I have a couple already.

@kindraericksen7077 Год назад

Great video.. just wondering what happens to the soft plastics when they are lost in the lakes/ponds. I imagine there is a lot of rubbery plastic at the bottom of most lakes these days. Someone needs to develop something that helps to retrieve lost baits.. and lures too. Love the videos.. and fishing.. was just wondering about with the explosion of fishing lures and baits in the last 10 years.. that means a lot of trashed baits.. hopefully people are gathering them and disposing of them correctly.

@romaloboda2280 Год назад

Thanks for the video. Would be great to see a video where you're sending BFS lures for 30-40 yards with a tape measure.

@jimblack806 Год назад

I understand the reason for BFS But I believe Randy Blaukat (the intuitive and bass pro legend) along with myself have been throwing finesse lures on spin cast my whole life Rapala 5 deep runner for instance is how old and has remained a go to in ruff times getting a limit Spin cast will have you getting up to 10 more yards on a cast or more

@toddpossum Год назад

Thanks!

@clarenceboone2972 Год назад

Gotta love the top water battles

@Phil-t6s Год назад

Awesome, really informative video ! 🤙

@kentbrown5369 Год назад

Megabass has now released the baby pop X BFS. It is smaller than the Baby pop X very finesse. I fish a heavily pressured spot and they have been chewing the pop X BFS. They also have a new dog x jr BFS the I have had similar results with

@jimmcculloch5825 Год назад

Both you and Matt have superior casting skills. How do you think someone with average or below average skills do with BFS?

@williamfaragher3671 Год назад

Billy Westmoreland would have approved this message... Little poppers fish BIG !

@jeffreyblair1820 Год назад

I’ve got a couple of those Damiki Umpa 40’s on back order with TW. Can’t wait to get my hands on them and try them out. The date keeps getting pushed back so I’m not sure when I’ll get them.

@bassinbilliards6279 Год назад

I throw it on a 6'10" med zodias or Expride. I've landed a ton of fish in my local lakes on the 77.7 since last year spring.Even the dog-x jr is cool with great action. They're not bfs just finesse.

@andyd834 Год назад

Bingo with the curado or slx 70 mgl

@bassinbilliards6279 Год назад

I started with the SLX mgl 70 since first released and caught literally 100s of fish on them with zero problems. Eventually I got the curado 70mgl and l9ve it even more.

@jfarmer4860 Год назад

Tim …off topic but… from your prior career, do you anyone who has a shock boat in the Northbay ? We’ve been tagging fish on a private pond and now it’s time to see how we are doing…

@SslHowie Год назад

The one thing I miss is where are you? I know it does not matter but I always wonder. I assume TN, but not sure.

@davidlanphere5817 Год назад

Great video, as always

@maxcole3930 Год назад

Use like to see a true comparison with casting distances from spinning reels to BFS set ups. With everything being identical. Same lures, line, rod blanks. See what actually casts further?

@romaloboda2280 Год назад

Interesting.

@maxcole3930 Год назад

@@romaloboda2280 everyone is raging about the bfs, I don't know I don't have any. But only advantage is can think of is line twist over a spinning set-up. Besides that if someone just likes bait casters better. Im curious of a true comparison though! Quality of reels being equal too!

@andywilliamson7846 Год назад

@@maxcole3930 I don't have a so-called "Bait Finesse System" yet, and I do generally prefer baitcasting over spinning. I'm just not sure I want to buy a reel with only a 45-50 yard line capacity of 8 lb. line.

@caseysaunders2137 Год назад

I bought my first BFS rod/reel about 3-4 weeks ago. Tested in local pond at sunrise. Caught a chunky bass after only a few casts with a baby lipless and could "send it" (as Tim/Matt say) a crazy distance. Since then it's been 105F min daily. Zero rain. Zero clouds. Insane UV. N. Texas area. Can't wait for 95F. Will feel like AC compared to the bs right now.

@robbiejones5676 Год назад

Hey Tim! I finally pulled the trigger and got a Curado BFS Reel, and The Curado BFS rod. I need to hide it from my wife. LOL

@rhatter Год назад

Can't wait to try the new bfs baits from megabass. The bigger question is when are we getting a bonus video of tactical bassin at a Staind show since they are on tour with the new album coming out?

@jrsweets4833 Год назад

Do you run braid for all your BFS setups?

@ren77able Год назад

First, the baby pop x is the bfs I prefer from megabass

@bassinbilliards6279 Год назад

Finesse lol BFS is totally different I can throw that all day 9n a med 1/4-3/4 with zero issues.

@rogermoore3270 Год назад

I had so much fun last summer throwing the 77 shower blows for river smallmouth, haven’t been able really get it going yet this year but I’m trying lol

@raytubach8988 Год назад

Hi Tim, do you ever throw the 75 Whopper Plopper anymore?

@douglasspickler4925 Год назад

You guys make the BFS exciting. But what do I do with all my spinning outfits? 😂🤣

@tacticalbassin Год назад

Ha! Don't get rid of those just yet... BFS is awesome but we're still at its forefront. There's are 1000s of spinning rods and only a couple dozen BFS models. That's going to change in time but it will still be a while before BFS rods meet all the technique specific needs.

@douglasspickler4925 Год назад

@@tacticalbassin 👍

@law1831 Год назад

That showerblows 77 was killer in the phoenix area last year. This year has really sucked for topwater for some reason.

@andybales7318 Год назад

Topwater in ohio's been crappy, too.....low water levels perhaps

@SeMoArtifactAdventures Год назад

Heddon tiny torpedos have caught some pigs for decades.

@williamfaragher3671 Год назад

Heddon Torpedos tangle way to often ! There are many better topwater options available...

@SeMoArtifactAdventures Год назад

I’ve never seem to have an issue. No more than anything else with treble hooks. They just have the lite subtle action that Tim was talking about. I use the tiny torpedo in bluegill color on the small mouth in my area.

@williamfaragher3671 Год назад

@@SeMoArtifactAdventures Heddon Torpedos, Arbogast Hula Poppers and Jitter Bugs continue to be good fish catchers. Storm Chug Bugs, Baby Chug Bugs and the Smithwick Devils Horse became my favorite topwaters till this day. Will have to get some of these modern finesse poppers ! For sure ! Billy Westmoreland was ahead of his time and also a visionary. Little poppers do fish Big !

@greatestever3827 Год назад

What BFS reel can cast a 1/32 25-30 yards out ?

@m109guy Год назад

What bfs rod would you recommend for a neko rig or a in weighted wacky rig ?

@ReactionGiants Год назад

The baby pop x is available now

@Tylerbone96 Год назад

Was really hoping Shimano would bring over the SLX BFS this year, I like my Zephyr but I much prefer my curado BFS. Glad to see you’re still talking about that Dobyns 700, I caught a 20lb carp on it not too long ago that i snagged by accident. That was an adventure 😂

@ScuffedEngineer Год назад

It's the same reel, you can swap parts between the two.

@dant8213 Год назад

@ScuffedEngineer KastKing and Shimano swapping reel parts? I find that hard to believe dude...but I have been wrong before...once

@ScuffedEngineer Год назад

@@dant8213 The SLX BFS and Curado BFS are the same

@donaldferris1638 Год назад

So is there technique specific BFS rods or can a person buy say a Dobyns or mega bass p5 and do bottom contact run small crank baits etc

@FiciousCritik Год назад

My BFS combo: Shimano Calcutta Conquest BFS / Loomis NRX+ JWR 802C

@eagles20jon Год назад

What are some budget friendly reels for bfs rods

@thesonorandesertangler Год назад

Shimanon SLX BFS from Japan is like $150

@austinholden2826 Год назад

I want to create a BFS combo, but I am not sure what to get that's affordable

@thesonorandesertangler Год назад

What's your price point? Kastking has rods and reels that are like $80 a piece. Lews has BFS rods for $150. ARK just released a BFS reel for $160. Nako released a BFS reel for $180. The reels aren't that cheap, but you can find some budget rods.

@sfunk6294 Год назад

What are the benefits of throwing these finesse baits on a BFS bait cast equipment? I’m able to fish finesse baits on spinning equipment, no problem. In fact I see no reason for bait cast equipment in Bass fishing, period. I figure if salt water guys catch 100 lb Tarpon on spinning equipment with 4000 size reel, no problem, why is a baitcaster needed for a 10-15 lb Bass? Maybe a video about all the benefits of bait caster equipment.

@bassinbilliards6279 Год назад

It's not only that. I use 9' 8000 size spinning reel for 50-100lb rays all the time. Using baitbasters for freshwater is just better all around. No line twist and there is just more power techniques you can use on a baitcaster. They're lighter and smoother and more high end depending on what you get. Comparing tarpon to Shark to bass to catfish is just different techniques and better ways to catch fish overall.

@yongkim636 Год назад

Which bfs rod do you recommend as a do all.

@jimmcculloch5825 Год назад

They have talked about the Cashion ICON BFS Casting Rod 6'10" Med Lt before, and I think Tim had one on the deck today

@xDx0xUxGx Год назад

Shimano should bring BFS down to Intenza and SLX,

@M.Bassin Год назад

Shimano Sensilite

@Justin_Mooney11 Год назад

Lez gooooo !!!!

@franciscodreyer3736 11 месяцев назад

Lures are to big for be BFS

@dontnonowuno9953 Год назад

Tactical rocks

@HanSoloxcs Год назад

Pressure on the water because of people with hundreds of thousands of dollars in gear, bait, boats and equipment 😂. Thank yourself 👏

@trophybasshunter4life584 Год назад

Please give all of this BFS crap a break. Let's hear about big fish techniques like swimbaits and glide baits and rats and more electronics videos.

@tacticalbassin Год назад

It's funny you say that because we've had many complaints the last 2 weeks that we cater too much to swimbait fishing 😂 It's a constant battle to please everyone. Perhaps you missed all the recent swimbait and big fish content? Maybe not... wither way we do what we can to help everyone.

@romaloboda2280 Год назад

Come on, I like BFS and fishing without FFS. But, @tacticallbassin have a point, "It's a constant battle to please everyone. " Thanks.